Wayne Wurtsbaugh, Vitae Page 1 WAYNE A. WURTSBAUGH Department of Watershed Sciences; Ecology Center Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-5210 (435) 797-2584; FAX (435) 797-1871; E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://www.cnr.usu.edu/htm/facstaff/memberID=860 EDUCATION Ph.D. University of California at Davis, in Ecology (1983) Dissertation: Internal and external controls on plankton abundance in a large eutrophic lake. M.S. Oregon State University, in Fisheries, with minor in Water Resources (1973). Thesis: Effects of temperature, ration level, and size on the growth of steelhead trout. B.S. University of California at Davis, in Fisheries & Wildlife (1970). Thesis: Food and distribution of underyearling brook and rainbow trout in Castle Lake, California. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PROFESSOR (July 1996 to present), Watershed Sciences Department (Formerly Aquatic, Watershed & Earth Resources Department), Utah State University, Logan, Utah. FULBRIGHT LECTURING/RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (March-May 2011), Universidad de Cordoba, Argentina. GASTPROFESSOR, (Sept 2005-Apr 2006) ETH University and Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG), Zurich, Switzerland. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (July 1989-1996), Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State U. Logan, Utah. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (July 1983-1989), Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State University. FULBRIGHT SENIOR RESEARCH SCHOLAR (Sep. 1997-Apr. 1998), Universidad de Valencia, Spain. VISITING SCIENTIST (May-July 1991), Max-Planck-Institut fuer Limnologie, Ploen, Germany (sabbatic) VISITING SCIENTIST (Oct. 1990-April 1991), Center for Limnology, Madison, Wisconsin. (sabbatic) STAFF RESEARCH SCIENTIST (1980-1983), Div. of Environmental Studies, U. of California, Davis. Duty station: Lake Titicaca, Peru. POST-GRADUATE RESEARCHER AND RA (1975-1980), Dept of Wildlife and Fisheries/Inst. of Ecology, University of California, Davis. BIOLOGIST (1973 and 1975), Clear Lake Algal Research Unit, Lakeport, California. FISHERY BIOLOGIST (1973-1974), U.S. Peace Corps, Puno, Peru. WATER POLLUTION TRAINEE (1970-1973), Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR. SEASONAL AIDE (1968-1969, summers), California Fish and Game. Sacramento, CA. GEOLOGICAL FIELD ASSISTANT (1967, summer), U.S. Geological Survey. Menlo Park, CA. Wayne Wurtsbaugh, Vitae Page 2 CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS: - Landscape limnology - Saline lake limnology - Mercury and selenium in aquatic food webs - Biogeochemical controls on aquatic productivity - Algal-nutrient relationships; N vs P limitation - Ontogeny of temperature selection and bioenergetics of fishes - Stable isotopes and food webs - Ecology of endemic and threatened fishes RESEARCH AND FUNDING 2012-2013 Wurtsbaugh, W.A. Relations between mercury, nutrients and plankton along the Farmington Bay-Gilbert Bay salinity gradient in the Great Salt Lake. Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands. (1 year; $51,278). McCulley, E. and Wurtsbaugh, WA. Great Salt Lake Research: nutrients, metals, and plankton in Farmington Bay, Utah. Utah Division of Water Quality and ENVIRON. (1 year; $45,156: $19,222 to USU). 2011-2012 Wurtsbaugh, W.A. Factors affecting the spatial and temporal variability of Nodularia blooms in Farming Bay (Great Salt Lake). Central Davis County Sewage Improvement District. (1 year; $14,974) 2010-2011 Wurtsbaugh, W. Great Salt Lake Student Research Projects-2010. Utah Division of Water Quality. Salt Lake City, Utah ($1,067). Wurtsbaugh, W. Undergraduate research student support: mercury fractions and transfer from the Great Salt Lake’s Deep Brine Layer. Utah State Division of Forestry, Fire and Lands. (Year 1; $1000) 2009-2010 Wurtsbaugh, W., P. Leavitt and K. Moser. Paleolimnological evaluation of eutrophication and metal deposition in bays of the Great Salt Lake using multi-proxy sediment records. Utah Division of Water Quality. Salt Lake City, Utah (Year 2 of 2; $154,108). Wurtsbaugh, W. Importance of the Great Salt Lake’s deep brine layer for mercury transfer and nutrition of brine shrimp. Utah State Division of Forestry, Fire and Lands. (Year 2 of 2; $46,675). 2008-2009 Wurtsbaugh, W., M. Baker, and B. McGwynn. Landscape limnology of mountain watersheds: Nutrient retention and ecosystem stability in complex aquatic ecosystems. National Science Foundation (Year 4 of 4; $1,297,193). Wurtsbaugh, W., P. Leavitt and K. Moser. Paleolimnological evaluation of eutrophication and metal deposition in bays of the Great Salt Lake using multi-proxy sediment records. Utah Division of Water Quality. Salt Lake City, Utah (Year 1 of 2; $154,108). Wurtsbaugh, W. Importance of the Great Salt Lake’s deep brine layer for mercury transfer and nutrition of brine shrimp. Utah State Division of Forestry, Fire and Lands. (Year 1 of 2; $46,675). Wurtsbaugh, W. Monitoring of water quality in three bays of the Great Salt Lake. Utah Division of Water Quality, Salt Lake City. (1 year; $74,853) Wayne Wurtsbaugh, Vitae Page 3 2007-2008 Wurtsbaugh, W. Preliminary Analyses Mercury Contamination in the Benthic Biostromes of the Great Salt Lake. Utah Division of Water Quality (1 year; $44,762). Wurtsbaugh, W., M. Baker, and B. McGwynn. Landscape limnology of mountain watersheds: Nutrient retention and ecosystem stability in complex aquatic ecosystems. National Science Foundation (Year 3 of 4; $1,297,193). 2006-2007 Wurtsbaugh, W. Relationships between eutrophication, cyanobacteria blooms and avian botulism mortalities in the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Utah Wetlands Foundation. (1 yr, $10,000). Wurtsbaugh, W. Relationships between eutrophication, cyanobacteria blooms and avian botulism mortalities in the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Tides Foundation. (1 yr, $10,000). Wurtsbaugh, W., M. Baker, and B. McGwynn. Landscape limnology of mountain watersheds: Nutrient retention and ecosystem stability in complex aquatic ecosystems. National Science Foundation (Year 2 of 4, $1,297,193). 2005-2006 Wurtsbaugh, W., M. Baker, and B. McGwynn. Landscape limnology of mountain watersheds: Nutrient retention and ecosystem stability in complex aquatic ecosystems. National Science Foundation (4 yr, $1,297,193). Wurtsbaugh, W. Eutrophication analyses of a polluted embayment of the Great Salt Lake, Farmington Bay, Utah. Tides Foundation (1 yr, $25,000). Wurtsbaugh, W. and D. Naftz. Spatial analysis of trophic linkages between basins in the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands. (1 yr, $75,000). Wurtsbaugh, W. Analysis of selenium bioaccumulation in benthic food webs of the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Utah Division of Water Quality/North Davis Sewer Improvement District. (1 yr, $29,674). 2004-2005 Wurtsbaugh, W., M. Baker, R. Hall and J. Haefner. Influence of stream-lake interactions on nutrient transport and function of aquatic ecosystems: Modeling, 15N experiments and watershed analyses. National Science Foundation (3 yr, 2002-2005; $1,008,315). Wurtsbaugh, W. Impacts of eutrophication on Farmington Bay, Great Salt Lake. Utah Division of Water Quality. (2005, $84,142). Wurtsbaugh, W. Analysis of Phytoplankton Nutrient Limitation in Farmington Bay and the Great Salt Lake. Central Davis Sewer Improvement District. (2005; $5,342). 2003-2004 Wurtsbaugh, W., M. Baker, R. Hall and J. Haefner. Influence of stream-lake interactions on nutrient transport and function of aquatic ecosystems: Modeling, 15N experiments and watershed analyses. National Science Foundation (3 yr, 2002-2005; $1,008,315). Wurtsbaugh, W. and M. Gustafson. Stream-Lake Interactions: Landscape Impacts on Aquatic Biodiversity. ROA Supplement from NSF. (1 year; $23,800). Wurtsbaugh, W. and M. Baker. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), as an addendum to our NSF grant on Stream-Lake interactions on nutrient transport. (2003; $12,000 Wurtsbaugh, W. Continued Studies on Water Pollution in Farmington Bay of the Great Salt Lake: Human and Environmental Impacts. CURI grant, Utah State University (2003-04; $15,000). Wurtsbaugh, W. Analysis of Phytoplankton Nutrient Limitation in Farmington Bay and the Great Salt Lake. Central Davis Sewer Improvement District. (2004; $15,716). Wurtsbaugh, W. Hydrogen Sulfide in Farmington Bay and the Great Salt Lake: A Potential Odor-Causing Agent. Central Davis Sewer Improvement District. (2004; $7,694). Wayne Wurtsbaugh, Vitae Page 4 2002-2003 Wurtsbaugh, W., M. Baker, R. Hall and J. Haefner. Influence of stream-lake interactions on nutrient transport and function of aquatic ecosystems: Modeling, 15N experiments and watershed analyses. National Science Foundation (3 yr, 2002-2005; $1,008,315). Wurtsbaugh, W. and M. Baker. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), as an addendum to our NSF grant on Stream-Lake interactions on nutrient transport. (2002; $11,000). Wurtsbaugh, W. Research on Water Pollution in Farmington Bay of the Great Salt Lake: Human and Environmental Impacts. CURI grant, Utah State University (2002-03; $40,000). Wurtsbaugh, W., J. Cole, D. McKnight, Pat Brezonkik, S. MacIntyre and Ken Potter. Emerging Research Issues for Limnology, The Study of Inland Waters: An NSF / ASLO sponsored workshop. National Science Foundation (2002; $68,610; administered through University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Joint Office for Science Support, Boulder, Colorado). 2001-2002 Wurtsbaugh, W., M. Baker, R. Hall and J. Haefner. Influence of stream-lake interactions on nutrient transport and function of aquatic ecosystems: Modeling, 15N experiments and watershed analyses. National Science Foundation (3 yr, 2002-2005;